Police believe they have found the remains of a missing female military veteran in California.

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Ret. Army Capt. Julia Jacobson and her dog went missing in September. Investigators later concluded that foul play was involved.

Jacobson's ex-husband Dalen Ware was arrested on suspicion of murder in Arizona last month. Police say information from him led them to a discovery in Cactus City Friday.

"We used a San Bernardino County sheriff cadaver dog known as Ellie that came out to the area and found a shallow grave," Cpl. Fred Alvarez of the Ontario police department said. "Within the grave there were some remnants of an adult female and a dog."

An autopsy still needs to confirm that the remains are Jacobson's. Ware is held on $1 million bail, and he is due in court next month.